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No.38.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH FEBRUARY, 1879.

光通如勢出明以列内船或總稅

蹺遇漲 水懸於攔隻 緒各有落不 深旗左

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notice to Mariners is published

for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office,

C. MAY,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Hongkong, 18th February, 1879.

Government of China.

NOTICE TO MARINERS,

[No. 98.]

CHINA SEA.’

SHANGHAI DISTRICT.-WOOSUNG RIVER.

Woosung Inner Bar Signals.

Notice is hereby given that on and after the 31st March 1879, Geometrical Signals will be substituted for the flags ̇

now in use at the Woosung Inner Bar Station, shewing the depth of water on the Bar during the day.

An explanatory diagram, shewing the signals which indicate the depth of water from 10 feet to 245 feet and which will shew the same in approaching the signal station both from Shanghai and from seaward, is added herewith.

To indicate a rising tide a ball will be hoisted at the mast head.

In case of there being greater or less depths of water than here given, the number of feet will be signalled by the “ Universal Code of Signals" at the mast-head, and the half feet by a red and white flag at the yard-arpi.

By order of the Inspector General of Customs,

GERALD E. WELLESLEY,

Acting Engineer-in-Chief.

IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS,

ENGINEERS' OFFICE,

SHANGHAI, 31st January, 1879.

處半

五船尺

正宜

月心

詳色

論自爲

緒五年正月初十 通曉各處船隻其務宜留心詳記以免疎虞勿忘勿忽切切特示 如遇有半尺之數則將紅白色旗懸於橫杆之頭爲識 爲此合卽遵行出 勢漲落過所開之限則按寔在淺深尺數照各國通用號數標旗懸挂於杆項 出入不論從何方向所視標式均同於潮漲時杆頂挂圓標潮落則撤若水 明水深自十尺至二十四尺半按每半尺逐數懸挂何標爲識附列於後船隻

第九

+

八

凡現開

量

英長標 四三江

江杆:

吳 奶總

撤劄

無籐營有海 即日造變 攔旗司

江為查務建 月沙號江郎

號江卽造爲 内兹海隨燈

燈通

數九爲擬關時塔行

日指收稅彰

明用務明

何用白各

標屬

十

免

於

數

潮尺月

日

虞

木

遵挂

號 行於

出杆

示 示頂

總稅務司 赫 憲劄行以沿海沿江建造燈塔浮樁等事或係創設或宜改移

稅務營造處署總營造司魏 爲通行曉諭事照得本總營造司前奉

情

杆勢淞江改

向開口海移奉

Depth of water in feet on Bar.

South North

Yard-Yard-

arm.

arm.

尺英照均

數尺深水 Depth of water in feet Yard- Yard-

「South North

數尺深水

on Bar.

arm.

arm.

尺英照

10

101

11

11/1/

十尺

17/

十七尺半

X 十尺半

18

十八尺

十一尺

18

十八尺半

+ 一尺半

19

十九尺

12

十二尺

191

十九尽毛

123

十二尺半

20

二十尺

13

十三尺

201

13

十三尺半

21

二十尺半

二十一尺

14

十四尺

21/

14

十四尺半

283

22

十一尺半 二十二尺

15

十五尺

22吋

二十二尺半

151

十五尺半

23

二十三尺

16

十六尺

23

二十三尺半

16

十六尺半

24

二十四尺

17

十七尺

24/

二十四尺半